Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
Champions | South Dakota Coyotes (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | St. Michael's Purple Knights (1st title game) | ||||
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Winning coach | Duane Clodfelter (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Ed Smallwood (Evansville) | ||||
Attendance | 16,007 | ||||
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The 1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's basketball in the NCAA College Division, predecessor to today's NCAA Divisions II and III, as a culmination of the 1957–58 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of South Dakota, and Ed Smallwood of the University of Evansville was named the Most Outstanding Player.